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Total population | |
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50,101[1] (2020 census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Philippines (Cordillera Administrative Region) | |
Languages | |
Isnag, Ilocano, Tagalog | |
Religion | |
Christianity, indigenous folk religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Igorot peoples |
The Isnag people (also referred to as Isneg and Apayao) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to Apayao province in the Philippines' Cordillera Administrative Region.[2] Their native language is Isneg (also called Isnag), although most Isnag also speak Ilocano.
Three major sub-groups among the ISNAG are known: the YMANDAYA mostly concentrated in the municipality of Calanasan in the Province of Apayao and the municipality of Carasi in the Province of Ilocos Norte; the IMALLOD, with populations distributed among the other towns of the province of Apayao and the IAPAYAO/EAPAYAO, with populations distributed among the towns of Adams , Dumalneg in the province of Ilocos Norte and Sta. Praxedez in the Province of Cagayan.
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